Release Date

January, 19th, 2008

Running Time

137 min

Genre

Romance , Feature

Color

Color

Screening Format

-

Screen Size

American Vista (1:1.85)

Sound Processing

DTS

[ Directed by ]

• IGUCHI Nami

[ Produced by ]

• NAGATA Yoshihiro
• NISHIGAYA Toshikazu

[ Cast ]

• NAGASAKU Hiromi ── Yuri
• MATSUYAMA Kenichi ── Mirume
• AOI Yu ── En-chan
• OSHINARI Shugo ── DOMOTO

[ Staff ]

• YAMAZAKI Nao-cola ── Original Story
• HONCHO Yuka ── Screenplay
• IGUCHI Nami ── Screenplay
• SUZUKI Akihiko ── Cinematography
• KIMURA Takeo ── Art Director
• HAKASE-SUN ── Music

[ Production Company ]

Happinet, Tokyo Theatres, WOWOW

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Tokyo Theatres

[ Production Studio ]

Tokyo Theatres

[ Story ]

Based on Yamazaki Nao-cola's novel of the same title, which won the 41st Bungei Prize. This is a romantic movie by Iguchi Nami, who won the Special Jury Award, the Prize of the International Critics Association and the Best Screenplay Award at the 22nd Torino Film Festival. for her The Cat Leaves Home. The film sensitively depicts the wistful, joyous and comedic feelings of love affair
Mirume (Matsuyama Kenichi) is a 19 year old student at an art school. One day he is asked by Yuri (Nagasaku Hiromi), twenty years his senior and a lecturer at the school, to be a model for her painting, thereafter he falls in love with her for her free-spirited charm. Questioned by his friend, Domoto (Oshinari Shugo), Mirume confesses delightedly his relationship with her, but En-chan (Aoi Yu), a mate he hangs out with, looks unhappy. Mirume is over the moon with his first love, however, he is left thunderstruck when he finds out that Yuri is already married. Mirume decides to end the relationship with Yuri, but is unable to distance himself from her. Before long Yuri disappears and Mirume goes looking for her.

[ Official Site ]

http://www.hitoseku.com/

[ Contact (International) ]

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